The Kuaotunu Library Committee is delighted to report that the library building has been completed on time and within budget.
We would like to thank TCDC, the Domain Board, Carters, Guthrie Bowrons, and our hardworking community, for their generous donations of money and time towards this project.
Books from the existing hall library have been relocated along with donated books from Mercury Bay Library, local authors and residents. It is planned to hold a book sale of any surplus books wit...

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves(William Shakespeare)
Earlier this year we promised to distribute the 2009/2010 Community Plan to everyone again and to seek your thoughts and ideas.
We have condensed the original plan down to 20 main themes, and would love you to tell us whether these themes are still important to you now, ten years on.
What matters? What's important? What's needed to maintain the beauty of our natural environment and warmhearted...

Over the last 12 months there has been renewed discussions over the use and management of our public reserve spaces. In Kuaotunu there are many more reserves than one would expect for such a small community. KRRA wishes to be faithful to the 2009 Community Plan, which indicates we need to protect our assets and preserve the natural spaces. We do this by communicating these ideals to the appropriate governing bodies.This focus on our reserves has coincided with the TCDC review of the Reserve...

Welcome to the first newsletter from the new Committee of your Residents & Ratepayers Association, freshly elected at the AGM in April.We know you will join us in thanking all the members of the previous committee. They put in a huge number of hours, worked tirelessly on our behalf and as the last year of newsletters has outlined, achieved a lot. We applaud their commitment to ensuring our Community’s voice is heard, where and when it matters! This year's Committee has some new, exciting,...

It's been an interesting month in Kuaotunu, with social media in particular awash with lots of concerns about what's going on in our little community. From the proposed site of the new library to the issue of campervan parking - there's been a lot of talking going on!In this newsletter we hope to address some of the concerns people have about these matters. And with KRRA's AGM coming up at Easter, we are calling for nominations for the KRRA committee, so that no matter what your concern or backg...

The mad Xmas rush is now over and many of you will have reluctantly dragged yourselves away from the sea and sunshine and be back at work. If you were lucky enough to be here over the holiday season, we hope you had a relaxing and enjoyable break. Your KRRA committee is also back at work, beavering away on your behalf on the many issues and projects that arise in our small community. We hope you enjoy this latest instalment of our community newsletter, and as always, please feel free to let...

Happy New Year! Hopefully you are lucky enough to be spending your holidays in our special part of the world. We wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season, and a prosperous 2018. And we look forward to seeing you in person at the upcoming public meeting this Sunday! Read on for more details......

Labour Weekend is almost upon us and we hope that you'll be getting to spend it in our beautiful part of the world. This is the time of the year when things start to get busy around here, so let's cross our fingers for fine weather and hordes of happy people getting along with each other and enjoying the Kuaotunu lifestyle! ...

Thank you very much to all those who made contact with us upon receiving the first newsletter - we received many notes of appreciation, responses to our requests for feedback, and many people took the opportunity to pay their membership fees or join KRRA for the first time. We are very heartened by the response and will continue to work hard to bring you newsletters which are informative and interesting....

We are pleased to bring you what we hope will be the first of many newsletters to keep you informed of what's happening, what's coming up and what issues are top of mind around Kuaotunu. We hope you find it useful!...